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When an idea is wanting, a word can always be found to take its place.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Age: 82 †
Born: 1749
Born: August 22
Died: 1832
Died: March 22
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Time is a strange thing. It is a whimsical tyrant, which in every century has a different face for all that one says and does.
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The bed of flowers Loosens amain, The beauteous snowdrops Droop o'er the plain. The crocus opens Its glowing bud, Like emeralds others, Others, like blood. With saucy gesture Primroses flare, And roguish violets, Hidden with care And whatsoever There stirs and strives, The Spring's contented, If works and thrives.
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This is the highest wisdom that I own freedom and life are earned by those alone who conquer them each day anew.
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